Eddie Vedder's new album also features his dad”>Earthling, the album by Eddie Vedder out today it boasts important collaborations Stevie Wonder, Ringo Starr, Elton John. And again: the same Andrew Watt, Chad Smith e Josh Klinghoffer. But there is a featuring important that even the Pearl Jam frontman would never have expected.
By chance, Vedder was able to recover (and then insert towards the end of the album) some recordings of his father’s voice, whose story inspired many of his songs. Think of Alive, for example.
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“I didn’t really know my real father”, explained on Mojo. “I met him maybe three or four times as a kid, but he was, you know, a friend of the family. It would have been nice to have been in a room with him at some point before he died when I was 13. It would have been nice to share that I knew he was my dad, but it didn’t happen. “
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When Vedder was a teenager, his mother revealed to him that the man she thought was his father was in fact his stepfather and that his biological father was dead. Circumstances, the reworking of which influenced part of his lyrics.
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“But the crazy thing,” he adds, “that happened is that about 10 years ago, the Chicago Cubs, some of their old folks got together and played baseball for about a week. I went there every two years and I was with these guys, I learned about the game more. Maybe some tricks I can teach my kids more. I enjoy coaching baseball. One of the former players, this tough trumpet player, who played at third base, let’s talk about Carmen Fanzone”.
“They also made it head of the Musicians Union of Los Angeles, an incredibly individual cool. I saw Carmen playing the horn in a small club in Arizona, and there was also this guy who played keyboards with him: he said he was my father’s best friend. Two years later, he brought me some photos of them rehearsing in small studios in the basement ”.
“Then, a couple of years later, he brought me five songs of my dad singing, on one record,” he revealed. “I carried that record around for two, three months in my suitcase, I wasn’t ready to listen to it. In the end I found the courage and, after a couple of bottles of wine, I reproduced it one evening in Argentina. He was good. An incredible circumstance, as if he had left a message for me ”.
With the help of the manufacturer Andrew Watt, Vedder assembled a collage around his father’s voice and included it on his new album as the final track (On My Way).
On the occasion of the release, at 8pm this evening, fans will be able to watch an exclusive interview between Vedder and Bruce Springsteen presented by Amazon Music and directed by Thom Zimny. In the special, filmed on the Springsteen farm in New Jersey, the two artists analyze the album. The interview will then be available on Eddie Vedder’s YouTube page.
“Earthling“Immediately received widespread critical acclaim. Spin defined the recent single “Brother The Cloud”As a“ multi-faceted rock track with a powerful ending ”. Rolling Stone praised the track “despite its upbeat and guitar arrangement, it explores the upheaval caused by the loss of a loved one.” Brooklyn Vegan referred to the single as “punk rock with a stunning vocal performance from Eddie and a catchy chorus”.
“Earthling”, Produced by the winning producer of Grammy Award® Andrew Watt, is the first album of Bet after 2011’s “Ukulele Songs” and to be followed by his first solo tour in over a decade.
Other songs that stand out on the album are: “Long Way“, that Variety he described “the strident” Long Way “led by the guitar sees Vedder telling the story of a man haunted by a lost love”, and “The Haves“, that Stereogum he commented as “a ballad of the inquiring heart on personal connection, addressing the growing gap between rich and poor.”
To bring the album to life on stage, Eddie Vedder and his bandmates, the Earthlingswill perform in a series of concerts in the United States, starting in February with the The Earthlings Tour 2022.
The Earthlings are composed by the drummer Chad Smiththe keyboardist / guitarist / singer Josh Klinghoffer, the bass player Chris Chaney, the guitarist / singer Glen Hansard and Watt himself.
